Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶M, as amended by PL 2003, c. 614, §2, is further amended to read:

M. Records or information describing the architecture, design, access authentication, encryption or security of information technology infrastructure and systems. Records or information covered by this paragraph may be disclosed to the Legislature or, in the case of a political or administrative subdivision, to municipal officials or board members under conditions that protect the information from further disclosure; and

Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶N, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 614, §3, is amended to read:

N. Social security numbers in the possession of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.; and

Sec. 3. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶O is enacted to read:

O.__Personal contact information concerning public employees, except when that information is public pursuant to other law.__For the purposes of this paragraph:

(1)__"Personal contact information" means home address, home telephone number, home facsimile number, home e- mail address and personal cellular telephone number and personal pager number; and

(2)__"Public employee" means an employee of a governmental entity, as defined in Title 14, section 8102, subsection 2, except that "public employee" does not include elected officials.

SUMMARY

This bill is the recommendation of the majority of the Committee to Study Compliance with Maine's Freedom of Access Laws.

This bill provides an exception to the definition of "public record" in Maine's freedom of access laws for the personal contact information of public employees.

"Personal contact information" means a public employee's home address, telephone number, fax number, cellular phone number and pager number.